Reuters Sports News Summary

Djokovic's sixth trophy this season helped him to extend his lead over the second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the race to the year-end number one spot and the 24-times Grand Slam champion will head to the ATP Finals primed to seal the deal. Soccer-Early Miretti goal earns Juventus 1-0 win at Fiorentina Juventus remained two points off top spot after an early goal by Fabio Miretti gave them a 1-0 win at Fiorentina on Sunday, their fourth consecutive Serie A victory.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Motor racing-Our car does not deserve to win a race, says Mercedes F1 boss

Last year's winners Mercedes suffered a nightmare in Brazil on Sunday with unhappy team boss Toto Wolff comparing their Formula One car to a three-wheeler and saying it did not deserve to win a race this season. While Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for his 17th win of the season, and the team's 19th in 20 races, Mercedes had seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton finish eighth and George Russell retire.

Motor racing-Alonso thrills as Verstappen takes 17th win of the season

Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen took a record-extending 17th win of the Formula One season in Brazil on Sunday while Fernando Alonso provided the thrills in a red-flagged and re-started Sao Paulo Grand Prix. McLaren's Lando Norris finished second, 8.2 seconds behind but with a bonus point for fastest lap, while Aston Martin's Alonso took third place by a whisker from Red Bull's Sergio Perez.

Soccer-Stuttgart beaten by Heidenheim in second straight loss without striker Guirassy

VfB Stuttgart suffered a 2-0 loss at promoted Heidenheim on Sunday, a second consecutive league defeat that ended their good start to the season and saw them drop seven points off the pace. Jan Schoeppner headed in the opener in the 70th minute from a Heidenheim corner after Stuttgart had missed a 57th-minute penalty with Silas sending his spot kick over the bar.

Athletics-Tola crushes competition in men's NYC Marathon, Obiri wins women's race

Ethiopian Tamirat Tola crushed the competition to win the New York City Marathon in a course record two hours, four minutes and 58 seconds on Sunday, while Kenyan Hellen Obiri won the women's race in 2:27:23. The 2022 world champion left no doubt that the win was his as he built a nearly two minute lead by the 40-kilometre mark. Kenyan Albert Korir finished second in 2:06:57, while Ethiopian Shura Kitata was third in 2:07:11.

Motor racing-Tom Jones fan Verstappen told to stick to the day job

Max Verstappen was revealed to be a Tom Jones fan on Sunday after the triple Formula One champion followed up his pole-to-flag victory in Brazil with an in-car rendition of the 83-year-old Welsh singer's 1967 pop hit "Green Green Grass of Home". The music was played to the 26-year-old over the team radio after his record-extending 17th win of the season, with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner encouraging his laughing but reluctant Dutch driver to sing along on the victory lap.

Soccer-Wasteful Real Madrid held to goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid spurned several chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Rayo Vallecano on Sunday to leave them second in the table behind Girona. The hosts dominated from the start but could not score despite piling on the pressure throughout and recording 22 shots.

Tennis-Djokovic eases past Dimitrov to win record-extending Paris title

World number one Novak Djokovic cruised to a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title and became the first player to claim 40 Masters ATP 1000 titles when the top-seeded Serbian thumped Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3 in the final on Sunday. Djokovic's sixth trophy this season helped him to extend his lead over the second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the race to the year-end number one spot and the 24-times Grand Slam champion will head to the ATP Finals primed to seal the deal.

Soccer-Early Miretti goal earns Juventus 1-0 win at Fiorentina

Juventus remained two points off top spot after an early goal by Fabio Miretti gave them a 1-0 win at Fiorentina on Sunday, their fourth consecutive Serie A victory. Midfielder Miretti put Juventus in front in the 10th minute, converting a cross from Filip Kostic at the near post.

NFL-No kicker? No problem: RB Ogunbowale kicks field goal in Texans' win

Texans running back Dare Ogunbowale sent one through the uprights in Houston's 39-37 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, becoming the first non-kicker or punter to kick a field goal in a regular-season game in 19 years. The Texans' strategy was sent into disarray when kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn suffered an injury and was unable to compete in the second half, forcing Ogunbowale to assume place-kicking duties for the home team.

Soccer-Emotional Diaz goal rescues draw for Liverpool against lowly Luton

Liverpool's Colombian forward Luis Diaz came off the bench on Sunday to score an emotional late equaliser in a 1-1 Premier League draw at struggling Luton Town, dedicating the goal to his kidnapped father. The 26-year-old dropped out of Liverpool's game last weekend after his parents were seized by armed men in Colombia, but he asked to be back in the squad and manager Juergen Klopp sent him on for the final minutes with the visitors a goal down.